About the North Carolina USGenWeb Project

In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the
Kentucky
Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single
entry
point for all counties in Kentucky, where collected databases would be
stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked,
so
that even if an individual were found in more than one county, they
could
be located in the index.

At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to
coordinate
the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the
web
page. The NCGenWeb
Project
is part of the USGenWeb Project.
The people responsible for this county is Tim
Seawolf-Self and Barbara
Peck.
Please contact us, if you'd like to add your data to the database.

About Clay County

Clay was formed in 1861 from Cherokee. It was named in honor of
Henry
Clay. It is in the western section of the State and is bounded by the
state
of Georgia and Cherokee and Macon counties. The present land area is
214.30
square miles and the 1990 population was 7,155. Commissioners were
directed
to hold their first meeting in the Methodist Church near Fort Hembree.
Special commissioners were named to select a site for the courthouse
and
lay out a town by the name of Hayesville. Hayesville, named in honor of
George W. Hayes, is the county seat.

Clay County Heritage Book

Clay County Heritage - North Carolina Vol. I is the first
history of
this most Western North Carolina county. Endorsed by the Clay County
Board
of Commissioners, and coordinated by a local steering committee, the
book
features a surname index. Over 320 family genealogies, histories and
photo
highlight the book, along with stories of Churches, Clubs and
Communities.
This 9X12 hardbound book is a part of the NC County Heritage series and
contains more than 150 pages. Copies are available at the Clay County
Public
Library in Hayesville, or by mail:

In 1935, Mrs. John C. Campbell (founder of John C. Campbell
Folk School) compiled genealogy (2200 names) of the Brasstown (Clay
County
and Cherokee County) North Carolina area, and she inventoried 2
cemeteries.
For descriptions and photos of this project, click on http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~campbellgen/
. The gedcom file link is at the lower part of the Web page, in the
table.

An ongoing compilation of information contributed by visitors to the
Clay County, NC USGenWeb site and the subscribers to the Clay
County,
NC Listserv. Click here and check back often!

Index to Obituaries in the Cherokee Scout
(Cherokee County, NC) Newspaper Including Clay County, NC Surnames and
Individuals Buried in Clay County, compiled and contributed by Glenn
TeffetellerNOTE: This is a large table and will take several minutes to load,
so
please be patient...

Other References

(ArchiveGrid requires a subscripton for full
access)

A list of NC county
post offices, complete with names of postmasters and postmistresses
plus pictures of postmarks and stamps. For a PDF file of
information specific to Clay County, click
here.

Taneya Koonce, webmaster of the North Carolina USGenWeb site
writes a blog about interesting topics in genealogy. Click here for some
great reading!

North Carolina Marriages
The marriages are now available onlineEarly
Marriages

Special thanks to the Hemet,
CA
LDS Family History Center for providing us with the microfilm of
the Clay County Marriage Register on indefinite loan; to our cousin, Virginia
Turnbull, for making copies of pages from the original source;
and
to Lee Nichols, editor, of the Southwestern North Carolina Genealogical
Society Quarterly for publishing transcriptions done by Jack
C. Battle. Mr. Battle has sent us copies to use as a
cross-check.

Sandra Ratledge's Valley
River page on RootsWeb features surnames of Adams, Arrowood, Blair,
Blythe, Davis, Dockery, Graves, Hampton, McDonald, McKeehan, Nipper,
Palmer,
Parker, Patterson, Sylvester, Tucker, Walls, and Welch. All have roots
in Valley River; most are common names of residents still there today.
A major empasis are the descendants of Jonathan and Annie Blythe. She
died
at Valley River.

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